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Newspaper
Pecos Enterprise
Location
Pecos, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1973
Page
2
Betty Friedan told the NOW convention that women should help men shed sex role stereotypes and be seen as human beings not instruments or bread winners. The message urged feminists to extend a hand to men in liberating themselves from rigid roles.
Federal investigators probe a Frisco Railroad freight train derailment and fire near Birmingham that forced evacuations over toxic gas fears. Conflicting reports mention multiple tank cars and chemicals while residents flee as authorities assess hazards.
In Belfast a Protestant gunman opened fire on two Roman Catholic mailmen in the back. British troops claimed a guerrilla was killed in a clash with snipers early today in a Catholic sector. The toll rises to 728 dead in three and a half years of Northern Ireland sectarian warfare.
Vatican announces Pope Paul VI will convene the fourth world synod of Roman Catholic bishops in October 1974 to debate updating evangelization for modern society and meeting current needs. New Delhi reports Indira Gandhi’s government seeks closer US India relations and notes a tense parliament session with opposition parties boycotting.
Funeral services for James Calvin Stubblefield of 513 West 8th Street will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Methodist Church with Rev. Tom Strother officiating. Burial follows at Evergreen Cemetery. Stubblefield 49 died Sunday at Culberson County Memorial Hospital in Van Horn after a sudden illness. He was born October 5, 1923 in Antelope Texas and lived in the Pecos area 36 years. He was an Air Force WWII veteran and a member of First Methodist Church. Survived by widow Ruthe a son Clayton in USAF Sacramento California two daughters Kim and Kery both students at Angelo State University two brothers Jeff Snyder Milton Mineral Wells two sisters Lena Pearl Malone Wichita Falls and Christine Curtis Kansas City Missouri. Bill Amestead UT-PB president to speak at annual Chamber banquet March 15. tickets go on sale about March 1 per Chamber Manager Harold Meyer.
The weekly Reed Drilling Equipment survey shows 194 active rigs in the Permian Basin, a drop of three from the prior week. District 8 in Midland leads with 93 rigs, followed by Southeast New Mexico with 30 rotaries. Pecos and Ward counties each report 26 rigs.
President Nixon spent 45 minutes with the AFL-CIO Executive Council behind closed doors and said the discussion covered points of mutual interest. Meany greeted Nixon warmly and will elaborate at a later news conference. The President noted labor support for four national defense programs and peace with honor.
The Pecos Enterprise publishes mail subscription rates in Reeves County with six months at 10.56 dollars and one year at 21.060 dollars for local residents. Rates for all other mail show six months at 12.50 and two months at 24.00 with second class postage paid in Pecos Texas.
Police Chief Gene Martin said the accident rate at three caution light intersections on U S 80 has fallen over the past six weeks compared with the same period last year. The study will continue through the year to assess the impact of removing old stop lights.
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